94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1071


 
Introduced 2/7/2005, by Rep. Ruth Munson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













30 ILCS 500/25-70 new










    Amends the Illinois Procurement Code.  Requires that electronic mail service provided under State contracts must be provided reasonably  free of unsolicited electronic mail advertisements (sometimes known as "spam").
















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HB1071

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    AN ACT concerning procurement.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 25-70 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 500/25-70  new)
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    Sec. 25-70. Electronic mail service; spam free. Electronic 
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mail service providers that provide electronic mail service 
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under State contracts awarded on or after the effective date of 
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this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly must take 
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measures reasonably designed to provide a service that is free 
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of unsolicited electronic mail advertisements (sometimes known 
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as "spam"). The electronic mail service provider is responsible 
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for using software filters or other means to accomplish the 
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requirements of this Section. In this Section, the terms 
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"electronic mail service", "electronic mail service provider", 
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and "unsolicited electronic mail advertisement" have the same 
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meanings as those terms are defined in the Electronic Mail Act 
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(815 ILCS 511/).